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Christmas number one for Bethesda

Strong review scores, a big marketing campaign and a recent price cut that saw prices for the game dropping to below £15 have all helped to secure Bethesda the number one spot on the UK software chart for Christmas.

This is a break in traditions for the charts, which has seen EA or Activision secure the top position since 2003.

Skyrim was secure in the top spot, but the two and three positions were a closer race with family title Just Dance 3 just edging out Modern Warfare 3 to secure Ubisoft i's best Christmas chart position since 2007.

Price cuts have helped boost sales of Saints Row: The Third, and similar offers and new DLC have also helped Battlefield 3 retain its position at number 6.

The only new entry in the top 20 was the Moshi Monsters spin off Moshling Zoo, published on Nintendo DS by Activision.

"a recent price cut that saw prices for the game dropping to below £15"

I think you mean "dropping BY £15" (a figure mentioned in a story last week), not "TO £15", unless there's a really good deal somewhere I've not seen yet? The lowest I've seen it was £20 for the PC version, and the console versions are still selling for about £27 and up .. apart from PC World, who have the PS3 version on sale for £22.49 apparently.

I too went to buy Skyrim on Saturday from Game for £22.50, but they've put the price back up now to £30 so I bought RAGE instead. I'm really impressed with so far. It's probably a good thing too, as I am trying to finish Dark Souls before I buy Skyrim. Probably won't happen though as there are too many other games pulling me away from DS.